Creative iMedia

ICT Revision Booklet

R081: Pre-production skills Exam

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Revision ListThe exam is on January 9th 2018 in the morning. To revise over the holidays you should create revision notes, mind maps or flashcards on each of these topics. You should also read back through the practice questions we have done in lessons and try more past papers using the mark schemes to check your answers.

Moodboards • The purpose• Contents – what’s on it?• Be able to create/draw one

Storyboards • The purpose• Contents – what’s on it?• Be able to create/draw one

Mind map • The purpose• Contents – what’s on it?• Be able to create/draw one

Script • The purpose• Contents – what’s on it?

Visualisation Diagram • The purpose• Contents – what’s on it?• Be able to create/draw one

Client Brief • How do you interpret them?• What will be included in the client brief?

Target Audience • Know the ways we can categorise the target audience

Workplans • Know why they are used/explain the purpose• The different parts of a workplan

Laws • Data Protection Act• Intellectual Property – copyright, trademarks, CC/creative commons,

royalty free, public domain• Classification – PEGI/BBFC – what different ways can effect the age

rating given e.g. bad language etc.• Defamation (libel/slander)

Health & Safety • Safe working practices when using computers, heavy equipment lighting and electricity

• Site recces – what is the purpose?- what goes into one?• Risk assessment – what is the purpose? what goes onto one?

Market Research • Types of primary and secondary research methods

File Formats • File formats used to save image, video, animation and sound/audio• Compression

Naming Conventions • Save with clear file names and sensible folder structure• Use version control to save different versions

LO4 Essays • I know how to structure the final long answer question

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Mood boardsPurpose of a mood board:• Used to generate ideas for a client• Used to create a mood or a feeling or a product

Content of a mood board:• Images• Colours• Text/fonts/styles/keywords• Textures, fabrics and other materials• Digital mood board = sounds and video clips• Annotations/labels

Mood boards

Mind mapsPurpose of a mind map:• Generate outline ideas quickly• Develop and show links between different thoughts and ideas

Content of a mind map:• Central node with the main theme• Sub-nodes with interconnecting lines/branches• Text• Images can also be used

Mind maps

Visualisation diagrams

Purpose of a visualisation diagram:• Plan the layout a product to see what the design will look like• Show how the finished item may look and make changes where needed

Content of a visualisation diagram:• Images• Colours and colour schemes• Position and style of text• Fonts to be used• Annotation/labels providing more detail

Visualisation diagrams

StoryboardsPurpose of a storyboard:• Provide a visual representation of how a media project will look along a timeline• To show the order of the scenes and how they fit together• To help to visualise the characters

Content of a storyboard:• Images/sketches of scene• Locations• Camera shot types and angles• Camera movement• Timings• Lighting• Sound • Scene numbers and direction arrows

Storyboards

ScriptsPurpose of a script:• Provide stage directions for actors and production crew• Provide dialogue for actors so that they know what to say

Content of a script:• Set/locations• Scene/stage directions• Camera shot types• Camera movement• Sounds and sound effects• Names of actors/characters• Dialogue

Scripts

Client BriefsWhether you are creating something for yourself or for a client, your project will have a

set of client requirements.

Purpose of client requirements:• Provide the media developer with outline information and any constraints (timescale)• Clear statement of what is to be produced

Content of client requirements:• Statement of what media product is needed• Purpose of the media product• Target audience• Content to be used e.g. types of images and text• Timescale – when it needs to be done by• House style e.g. fonts, colours• Theme/genre/style of the product

Target audienceWho is the final product intended for?

Categories:• Age – need to be clear about the age group. (E.G. 6-12, 12-18, 18-40, 40+)• Gender – male/female• Location – local, national, international• Ethnicity – background, culture, race, religion, language• Income – how much they earn from their jobs

Market Research Primary sources: the information is obtained first hand from an original source – new researchSecondary sources: the information is obtained second hand where somebody else has created the data

Primary Sources Secondary sources• Questionnaires• Focus groups• Surveys• Meetings/discussions

• Magazine article• Other people’s products• News broadcast• Books• Internet/online

Work plansPurpose of a work plan:• Provide a timescale for the overall project to be completed• To see the order of the tasks and to help to meet the deadlines to keep it on

schedule

Content of a work plan:• Tasks • Activities• Durations – amount of time a task is expected to take• Timescales – how long the project will take• Milestones – key dates when a section is completed• Deadlines – date when something has to be done by• Resources – what is needed• Contingencies – back up plan, extra time if needed

Hardware and Software

Hardware Software The devices and equipment that could used

to create or digitise pre-production documents

Types of applications installed on a device that could used to create or digitise pre-

production documents

• Computer system• Keyboard• Mouse• Graphics tablet• Microphone• Speakers• Monitor• Camera• Scanner• Pens/pencil/paper

• Microsoft Office Publisher – used to create a mood board, storyboard, visualisation diagram

• Word – used to create a script, storyboard

• PowerPoint – used to create a mood board, visualisation diagram

• Web browser (IE, Chrome)• Dedicated software – mind map,

Dreamweaver

Health & Safety

Site or Location Recce

A visit to a specific location that will be used for recording purposes.The purpose is to check access, see what is there, identify the best positions and assess environmental considerations. May include:• Location• Access• Lighting• Health & safety issues• Availability of power• Environmental considerations• Any other issues

Risk assessment Must be stored to cover you and any organisation that you work for in case of claims. Helps to identify and minimise the risks.• Identify hazards and dangers• Decide who might be harmed and how• Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions to be taken• Record findings and implement them• Review assessment and update if necessary

Safe working Practices when using Computers

Eye strain Eyes can become strained after staring at a computer screen for a long time especially when working in bad light or with a poor screenSolutions:• Use a screen filter• Make sure you work in suitable light• Don’t sit too close to the screen• Take regular breaks (5 mins per hour)• Have regular eye tests• Have blinds available to avoid glare on the screen

Back pain This can be due to poor posture or sitting in an awkward positionSolutions:• Use a fully adjustable chair• Use footrests so that legs are at a natural angle• Take regular breaks to walk around• Don’t slouch• Have the monitor at eye level

RSI • Repetitive Strain Injury is damage to the fingers and wrists due to repeated movements over a long period of time

Solutions:• Use wrist rests• Regular breaks• Ensure workstations are the correct height

Safe working Practices

Lighting and electricity

Lights can become hot so make sure the area is well ventilated

Lights can be heavy and could fall and hurt someone so make sure that they are secured and in place securely

Wires can be trip hazards so make sure cables and wires are not loose and are out of the way or covered with tape

Heights When working at a height e.g. filming up high the risk is that you could fall. To be safe you should wear safety gear e.g. hard hat and have safety barriers up.

Heavy Equipment To avoid any injury or back pain you should use the correct lifting technique and lift things with more than one person where needed.

File formatsVideo File Formats

• MPG - Compressed file formats• MOV – small file size• MP4 – fast loading online

Audio File Formats

• MP3 (compressed / small file sizes / good for devices)• AIFF (uncompressed / high quality / Mac only)• WAV (uncompressed / high quality / Windows only)

Image File Formats

• JPEG (lossless compression; photography)• PNG (lossless compression; photography)• TIF (large file sizes / Posters / high quality printing)• PDF (un-editable/ Documents)• GIF (small file sizes/ Online / web buttons)

Naming Conventions

• Save work with clear file names and sensible folder structures

• Use version control to show the different versions of work and to show the improvements across the different dated versions e.g. work v01, work v02 and work v03…

Legislation

IntellectualProperty

Series of laws e.g. copyright and trademarks that mean that you own the work that you produce

Copyright ©

Trademarks ™ (logos)

If its published it has copyright protection‘Published’ includes books, magazines, music, movies, all content on the internet.To use a published resources you must:• Contact the owner• Ask for permission to use it• Often you will need to pay a fee

Copyright - Open licenses

Some people are happy for their products to be used by others but still want to have some protection.Creative Commons: A license agreement the creator chooses that lets you use that persons resources. However, you will still need to cite the source!

Certification or classification

Different countries have laws on what is allowed to be seen and shown.Certification is the process of informing the audience broadly on the suitability of content.Games and Films:PEGI: fear, violence, online, languageBBFC: drugs, sex, horror, bad language

Legislation/LawData Protection A series of UK laws designed to protect individuals and there

personal data.Organisations can not collect and keep your personal information without following this law.Everyone has right to view and correct data.

Data has to be accurate, for a specific purpose and secure.The company could be fined of they fail to protect your data.

Privacy People have this right and it should not be invaded

Defamation Can’t say nasty things about someone/an organisation without proof.

Libel – writtenSlander – spoken/verbal

LO4 Essays

The last question on the exam will be an essay where you will have to review the suitability of either a script, storyboard, mind map, moodboard or visualisation diagram.

• You need correct spelling and grammar• You need an equal amount of strengths and weaknesses• You need to link your strengths and weaknesses to the

document and context in the question

Paragraph 1 – Introduction• What is the documents purpose?

Paragraph 2 – WWW• What features does it have that should be there?• Why do these help to suit the products aim and audience?

Paragraph 3 – EBI:• What features are missing that should be there?• How does this stop it from being suitable for the brief?

Paragraph 4 – Conclusion:• Finally – is it suitable or not for it’s purpose, client and target

audience? Why or why not?

The purpose of this storyboard is to plan out the opening part of the DVD for Winged Breath.

The storyboard has many strengths for example it has clear images of the scenes to help the producers to visualize what should be happening that suit the rock band genre and theme. The images suit the client and brief as they are of the band, the stage and the rock instruments. It also has descriptions for each scene to add detail to help them, for example scene 1 tells us that background music will play and scene 3 includes the location (stage) and also the lighting (dark). This give the producers and crew the details needed and suit the rock band as music, the stage and darkness and all suitable.

There are also some things that could improve this for Winged Breath and the production crew for example there are not timings on each scene making it hard for them to know how long each one should last. There are also no camera shots or angles so the crew don’t know where to place the cameras and what type of cameras to use. To make this even clearer for them they could have scene numbers and direction arrows to just make sure that the crew know the order of the scenes.

Overall, I think this storyboard for the opening chapter of the DVD for Winged Breath is suitable as it introduces the band and the music so the content is all relevant with clear images and descriptions with details such as music, lighting and locations included.